The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Useful Hints Regarding the latest Style
and Novelties I'm Dress.


Useful Hints Regarding the latest styles
and Novelties I'm Dress.
Thcnewest summer gloves are in dark
shades of bronze green stitched with
pale green, and old pink stitched With
white.
Courent cloth has q crspe-like weave,
and can be used by ladies in and out of
mourning; while armure effects are
seen in the silk warp feather-cloth-
which is very light. but not quite so
delicate as the gypsy cloth.
Basques are cut very much longer
upon the hips than formerly. and Paris,
ian bodies have an extremely long. sharp.
point in front, and the edges are finished,
with q double cord. When they are.
made in this way they hook. instead of,
buttoning up the front. as the point is
too sharp to admit of button holes.
There was shown in Broadway VIM
dow a wide white Leghorn trimmed
with huge bows of gold satin ribbon,
three inches wide. The loops wers half
foot high, and the whole effect was
much like the hats worn in 1880. They
may be revived to wear with the NUT
ton-leg sleeves now so fashionable.
Caps are little used by old ladies who
have abundant hair, but for morning
there are little round crown-caps of
null. with Oriental lace in two scantily-
gathered bows lying flat on the head
For dress caps, point d'Alencon is
made up with fine net and narrow
MORE ribbon loops of white, pale blue,
mauve or Pompeiian red.
Striped and cOlOred lingeries are
fashionable again; some of the waist
colts of the basques are cut in L like,
tie waistcoats of men, and show pleateG
linen boSOms in which are set tiny pearl
studs. Cuffs are worn with all street
dresses. and fastened by single but
ton, as the sleeves are too narrow TO.
admit of buttoning the cuffs with linked
studs.
A charming costume worn lately by
Mrs. Potter Palmer was Of cOpper-col-
ored velvet, made almost perfectly
plain. The bonnet was of the same
velvet. with copper plumes and touch
of Charles X. pink in it. The wrap
was of copper passementeries, and the
only jewel she wore was a pansy made
of diamond, set in petals of sapphires,
fastening the bonnet bow.
Pretty and expensive wedding dresses
are of white crepe de chine. These are
ivory white and made up over satin,
trimmed with fringes of orange BIOS
SONS and many bows and loops of wide
ivory satin ribbon. These lend them
selves readily to the multitudinous dra-
peries so fashionable, and have soft,
clinging effect. The scintillating white
of the crepe with the dull white of the
satin is very much admired.
A useful waist is OF velvet, to wear
with different skirts. A pretty one
was shown by French modiste OF dull
olive-green velvet, with pulled sleeves
and fichu of pale-blue Grape. The waist
was open at the throat and the fichu
crossed over the bust. Below the left
breast was set on n pale-blue moire
ribbon five inches wide, that crossed
over diagOnally and fastened on the
waist at the right. giving picturesque
shOrt-waisted effect.
Gray hair is usually dressed with a
good deal of elaborateneSs. The three
puffs on the side are still much liked for
slender faces, and for women who
have pretty heads and the hair is still
abundant it is parted, waved from the
forehead and wound in braided coil
on the back of the head, not too far
down on the nape of the neck. The
French twist and four loops on top of
the head, held in place by small she'll
tucking combs. is extremely becoming
to some.-N Y WOrld.